Table 1.
Ingredients and chemical composition of the experimental diet
| Ingredient, % of DM | |
| Barley silage1 | 10.0 |
| Barley grain,2 dry-rolled | 87.0 |
| Barley, ground | 1.64 |
| Canola meal | 0.29 |
| Calcium carbonate | 0.73 |
| Molasses | 0.07 |
| Salt | 0.15 |
| Feedlot premix3 | 0.03 |
| Urea | 0.06 |
| Vitamin E (500,000 IU/kg) | 0.002 |
| Canola oil | 0.03 |
| Chemical composition, % of DM | |
| DM | 79.8 |
| OM | 96.6 |
| NDF | 29.7 |
| ADF | 8.0 |
| Starch | 52.8 |
| CP | 13.2 |
1Composition (% of DM): 39.4 DM, 92.7 OM, 47.5 NDF, 24.7 ADF, 22.1 starch, and 13.7 CP.
2Composition (% of DM): 90.2 DM, 97.0 OM, 27.8 NDF, 6.4 ADF, 56.2 starch, and 14.0 CP.
3Supplied per kilogram of dietary DM: 15 mg Cu, 65 mg Zn, 28 mg Mn, 0.7 mg I, 0.2 mg Co, 0.3 mg Se, 6,000 IU vitamin A, 600 IU vitamin D, and 47 IU vitamin E.